Where there is no uncertainty, there is no longer the need for leadership. The greater the uncertainty, the greater the need for leadership. Your capacity as a leader will be determined by how well you learn to deal with uncertainty.

A good coach always coaches to a leader's potential, not his current level of performance. A good leadership coach will see the potential in you and inspire you accordingly.

You cannot communicate complicated information to large groups of people. As you increase the number of people, you have to decrease the complexity of the information.

Leaders love progress.

What is this generation of students worth? It's worth everything.

People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest. They will continue to attend your church - even if they don't share your beliefs - as long as they find the content engaging and helpful.

The great challenge is how to marry creativity with discipline so that discipline amplifies creativity without destroying it.